The Primary Goal was Commercial Expansion.
<span>Out of the ancient civilizations the empire which controlled the most land was the Persian Empire. It was under the leadership of Alexander the Great that the Persian Empire was finally conquered. The Empire was connected by a vast series of roads, most famous of which was the Royal Road, and they controlled a fleet of many ships used to conquer surrounding lands.</span>
D. Hinduism developed from the Vedic religion, which was polytheistic.
